| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [was/were] trying [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] | 21 |
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| 2 | [was/were] trying [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [art] | 20 |
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| 3 | [was/were] trying [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] | 18 |
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| 4 | was trying [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] | 15 |
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| 5 | [was/were] trying [verb] [pron] [prep] the | 11 |
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| 6 | [was/were] trying [verb] [pron] [prep] the | 11 |
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| 7 | [was/were] trying [verb] [pron] [prep] a | 10 |
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| 8 | [was/were] trying [verb] [pron] [prep] a | 10 |
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| 9 | were trying [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] | 6 |
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| 10 | [was/were] trying [verb] [pron] into [art] | 5 |
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| 11 | [was/were] trying [verb] she [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 12 | [was/were] trying [verb] it [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 13 | [was/were] trying [verb] it [prep] [art] | 5 |
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| 14 | [was/were] trying [verb] her [prep] [art] | 5 |
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